Greene County Constable's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Sunday, September 24, 1972
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: September 24, 1972
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Constable Beauford Rader and Deputy Sheriff Emerson Shelton, of the Greene County Sheriff's Office, were killed when their vehicle was struck by a car that was fleeing Greeneville Police Department officers.
Deputy Shelton and Constable Rader were performing administrative duties and were not involved in the pursuit when the the suspect vehicle ran a red light and struck their car. The occupants of the vehicle were apprehended at the scene.
Constable Rader's son, Deputy Sheriff Dave Rader, was killed in the line of duty as a result of a vehicle crash that occurred on October 2nd, 2002.